Daniel Kitonga Maanzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: According to the way things have turned out politically, it seems that in every single fundraiser, the key people who are looked for or put under pressure to participate is the political class. That still does not kill the spirit of Harambee or free and voluntary giving. What we have to be very careful with in this particular law is to make sure that fundraising is not used where there is no proper need and mainly to do criminal activities such as transferring money in a way. There The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: must be a way of making sure that there is transparency. Clearly, there are a lot of occasions where there is need for fundraising. For instance, in case of an emergency, sickness and when individuals want to come together and assist someone. view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Fundraising has also gone digital today. People are in WhatsApp groups. They give what the Lord has blessed them with in building churches or assisting people. In a lot of occasions, one can account for the fundraising money, for example, in a funeral arrangement. I have one in my constituency where a young man was shot by unknown criminals this week. The family did not expect it. It is a shock to everyone. Because he is from my village, I have to participate to make sure that he has a decent send-off just like what Joseph of Arimathea did. He ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: I believe we will have a lot of work to do in this law in the Committee of the whole House. We need to check whoever is trying to do money laundering through Harambees. We need to make sure that we do not lose the spirit of giving, Harambee or assistance. In Islam, Christianity and many faiths in the world, it is a virtue which is entrenched in the Bible and Quran. As we drive-by, we assist people for free in a lot of occasions. You find a situation where you need to do something. When you find a beggar ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: at specific given periods by this Act. view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: I believe we need to make sure that there is no conflict of laws. We need to make sure that the right purpose is served. This is a law that we need to relook at very keenly and make sure that we make it so good and attractive to Kenyans during the Committee of the whole House, so that they can continue doing the good things that they do. We should make sure that there is accountability. view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I want to congratulate Hon. Kanini Kega and the Budget and Appropriations Committee for moving very swiftly. Kenyans have waited for this Bill to pass for quite some time. What has been happening in the counties should never happen again in this era of devolution. Devolution is a very good concept and it seems not to have been implemented well so far. I believe there are Members of this Assembly who aspire to become governors. Since they are used to dealing very well with ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support this amendment because this has been the trend in the country and we need to stop it. Whenever somebody becomes a CEO of a parastatal or a Government entity they, in a way - unless you make them account for how people have been hired during their time - collude. Therefore, this amendment is important so that we can make sure that there is equity in the country. That is because corruption is also by way of human resource. I thank you. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I want to agree with you that we must go beyond the Civil Service, which is what this Bill is concentrating on. Article 27(4) of the Constitution states that we should not discriminate on age and other parameters. We were discussing with the Majority Whip, Hon. Wangwe, that we must make laws that are within the Constitution. Every law, including the Constitution, has an exception. We must take note of that as we improve this law from dealing with regulations. I am familiar with ... view